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The Valentia was a development of the earlier Victoria troop-carrier, differing by having two 484kW Bristol Pegasus II.L3 or II.M3 engines (the latter for use in India) and an improved landing gear. Accommodation was for a crew of two and 22 troops; lockers were used for equipment and rifle-racks and stretcher supports were provided. Bomb racks could also be fitted if required. Twenty-eight were built as new and 54 Victorias were brought up to this standard.
ian wasse, e-mail, 02.07.2026  Rod ChisholmHi Rob I have a nephew who is an archeologist but who is currently based in a university in istanbiul and is researching the air and mail routes around the middle east in the 1930's. My dad also flew Valentias but on the North west fontier in about 1938 also . ian wasse, e-mail, 02.07.2026 Lynn BallardMy dad flew that plane in iraq I woud love to see your photos of it David Taylor, e-mail, 19.05.2026 Lynn BallardPossibly a bit late! But if any of these photos are relevant to 216 squadron from’39-‘42 I would love to see them Kaiser, e-mail, 12.03.2024 Lynn BallardMy grandfather was a young Captain Abdul Aziz Tajik, a KCIO in the British Indian Army and was sent to Kashgar from Peshawar on a cover appointment probably an intelligence appointment somewhere during 1938. He travelled with family through Srinagar, Gilgit, Mintaka pass to Kashgar China. He volunteered to rejoin his unit at the advent of the second World War , he was called back and in view of the urgency a Vickers Valentia was sent to Gilgit from Risalpur (Near Peshawar Pakistan )to airlift him and his family . My mother was six years old then and remembers the details very well. They had brought a pet Dog from Kashgar which the pilots refused to carry but on persuation by my grandfather and insistence of the kids, the pilots very kindly agreed. He was sent to Singapore where the entire General percival Surrendered to the Japanese Army. He was brutally tortured by the Japanese. Greg Tzemis, e-mail, 22.12.2023 Lynn BallardHi Lynn Gail Rosslee, e-mail, 02.10.2020 George BeggHi George, Greg Tzemis, e-mail, 23.12.2023 Gail RossleeHi Gail
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Greetings David, my father also flew Valencias with 216 squadron based in Heliopolis from about 1938. I have some of his written anecdotes but would be interested in filling in the gaps. He describes a 6 weekly trip via Ramleh to deliver mail to Jerusalem HQ then on to Habbaniya relieve 70 squadron there which also had Valencias. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to compare notes.
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